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AAOS EMT Eleventh Edition Section 6:

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Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused on the _________.

Ans: nature of illness

Most treatments provided in the prehospital setting are intended to

_________.

Ans: address the patient’s symptoms

Most patients with an infectious disease will have _________.

Ans: a fever

Which of the following is bacterium resistant to most antibiotics and

causes skin abscesses?

Ans: MRSA

Which of the following conditions is NOT categorized as a psychiatric

condition?

Ans: Substance abuse

You and your EMT partner arrive at the residence of a 50-year-old man

who complains of weakness. Your primary assessment reveals that he is

critically ill and will require aggressive treatment. The closest hospital is 25

miles away. You should:

Ans: manage all threats to airway, breathing, and circulation and consider

requesting an ALS unit.

When forming your general impression of a patient with a medical

complaint, it is important to remember that:

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Ans: the conditions of many medical patients may not appear serious at

first.

When assessing a patient with a medical complaint, which of the following

would MOST likely reveal the cause of the problem?

Ans: Medical history / It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation,

and movement in all extremities as well as pupillary reactions in patients

with a suspected ___________ problem. // neurologic

When caring for a patient with an altered mental status and signs of

circulatory compromise, you should:

Ans: limit your time at the scene to 10 minutes or less, if possible.

The determination of whether a medical patient is a high-priority or low-

priority transport is typically made:

Ans: after the primary assessment has been completed.

In which of the following situations would it be MOST appropriate to

utilize an air medical transportation service?

Ans: 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground

transport time of 50 minutes

After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious disease,

your next priority should be to:

Ans: take standard precautions.

An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:

Ans: a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small,

harmful organisms within the body.

Which of the following patients is at greatest risk for complications caused

by the influenza virus?

Ans: 68-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes

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The BEST way to prevent infection from whooping cough is to:

Ans: get vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.

40. Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you are

given a tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result. This MOST likely

indicates that:

Ans: you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34-

year-old patient.

Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it:

Ans: has a greater ability to produce disease.

You are attending to a 27-year-old male driver of a car. According to his

passenger, the patient had been acting strangely while driving, then slumped

forward against the steering wheel, apparently unconscious. The car drove

off the road and struck a telephone pole. The patient remains unconscious,

and physical assessment reveals only a large hematoma on his right

forehead with no other physical signs. Your patient is a diabetic who had

been under a lot of stress lately and may have missed meals. This is an

example of a:

Ans: combination of a medical and trauma emergency.

In 2009, the H1N1 virus accounted for over 200,000 deaths worldwide in

the form of the swine flu. In 1919, a similar outbreak of the H1N1 occurred

in the form of the Spanish flu. Starting in Kansas City, the virus spread

rapidly worldwide, claiming up to 50 million lives. These are both examples

of:

Ans: pandemics.

Your primary assessment of an elderly woman reveals that she is conscious

and alert, but is experiencing difficulty breathing. She has a history of

emphysema, hypertension, and congestive heart failure. As you assess the

patient’s circulatory status, you should direct your partner to:

Ans: administer oxygen with the appropriate device.

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In addition to looking for severe bleeding, assessment of circulation in the

conscious patient should involve:

Ans: checking the radial pulse and noting the color, temperature, and

condition of the skin. / When caring for a patient who takes numerous

medications, it is best to: // take all of the patient’s medications with you to

the hospital and document them on your patient care report.

The secondary assessment of a medical patient:

Ans: is not practical if the patient is critically ill or your transport time is

short.

When performing a secondary assessment on a conscious patient with

nontraumatic abdominal pain and stable vital signs, you should:

Ans: focus on his or her chief complaint.

Which of the following assessment findings is MOST indicative of a

cardiovascular problem?

Ans: Jugular venous distention

Assessment of a patient’s blood pressure with an automatic BP cuff reveals

that it is 204/120 mm Hg. The patient is conscious and alert and denies any

symptoms. The EMT should:

Ans: obtain a manual blood pressure.

End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) monitoring is clearly indicated for

patients who present with:

Ans: respiratory distress.

Reassessment of a patient with a medical complaint should begin by:

Ans: repeating the primary assessment.

Which of the following medications would the EMT be LEAST likely to

administer to a patient with a medical complaint?

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Ans: Ibuprofen

Patients with tuberculosis pose the greatest risk for transmitting the disease

when they:

Ans: cough.

In contrast to viral hepatitis, toxin-induced hepatitis:

Ans: is not a communicable disease.

Which of the following statements regarding methicillin-resistant

Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is correct?

Ans: MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to most

antibiotics.

Your patient has a chronic respiratory condition. His stimulus to breathe is

triggered by low oxygen levels in the blood. This is known as the

___________.

Ans: hypoxic drive

Which of the following must be assessed in every respiratory patient?

Ans: Lung sounds

Crackles (rales) are caused by _________.

Ans: air passing through fluid

“PASTE” is an alternate assessment tool for ___________.

Ans: respiratory patients

Which of the following is a genetic disorder that predisposes the patient to

repeated lung infections?

Ans: Cystic fibrosis

In what area of the lungs does respiration occur?